davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1887-04-23
April 9th, 1857.
THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER

THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER
HAS MOVED TO RALEIGH,
and will be improved in many impor-
tant particulars. No change in il pol
icy. No change in editorial manage
ment. The Industrial n educational
Interests ri III people paramount to all
other considerations OF STATE policy.
shall continue 10 be our watchword.
The humblesL farmer in our State. if
be be without our paper shall also be
without excuse. We intend TO make il
IN OF the best and ONE o.. the cheapest
papers in the south.
The following lit eral rates are Of
tered
TO CLUBS.
subscriber and under five.
Year, $500
) subscribers AMI under ten,
year, $l.65
10 subscribers and under tif-
teen. year, Sl.50
Is subscribers and under 20,
year. $l.2j
20 subscribers or more. ! year. $l.p
Strictly in adrance.
Every Farmers Club in the State
should send liz Il good club al once.
/. L. POLK. Editor.
7. F. DUFFY Asst Editor.
JNO. L. RAY, Bus. M4n'gr.
Raleigh. Y. &,
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1887-04-23
INSCRIPTION RATES

.\l'kI', %. lsS..
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-06-10
The Lake Champlain Yacht Club.

The executive committee of the Lake
Champlain Yacht club held meeting at
the Van Ness House on Saturday even
ing. The general progress and out
look of the club was discussed and two
important subcommittee were appointed
on revision of constitution and printing,
and on membership. The membership of
the club is already considerably more than
200 and it will be the special province of
the membership committee to increase it,
The building committee of the club re-
ported progress. Complete arrangements
for the site of the club house-on Central
dock-have been made. Plans for the
house have been submitted and other
plans are daily looked for. AS soon as all
the plans are in design will be selected,
contracts let and the building at once be-
gun: 1t is expected the building will be
ready to occupy about August Is.
A committee was also elected to select
club fllg and code of signals.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-06-10
.ArSM1 DzzWne

seeking harmless cure. Throughout the
ages, from time to time. have arisen persons
and harmless remedies They have always
been welcomed by the advanced men of the
medical profession, who are ever eager for
anything, from any source. promising relief
10 sunering humanity. Unhappily. no per-
manent result of benefit were secured. In
deed, II got to be received as a settled fact
in medicine, that the disease could only be
cured by mineral and dangerous treatment.
myself, although brought up in the progress
sive school, which still closely follow in all
| its certain treatment, harbored this belief |;
and should probably be in the same blind
| faith now had it not been demonstrated be-
yond the peradventure of doubt, that it can
be cure by purely vegetab BILE and harmless
treatment, viz Swlft's Specific.
Notwithstanding the fact that ever since a
boy, had known of the recipe as a famous
Georgia plantation medicine for the slaves
and that was familiar with many instances
where cures had been claimed. yet so welded
was to my professional ethics that | could
not harken to the immune rable witnesses
about me.
Several years ago negro came to me
| throat l cauterized it once. twice, three
times, and without other than tenn
made my Office told him, after thorough
| examination, that he had contracted blood
poisoning. He confessed that he had; but
said a doctor had cured him with black pills
mercury. of course. Finding the foul and
fearful disease yet in his system, thought [
would Just experiment on him and see if there
|
been hearing for years of Swift's Specific, so
put him under treatment of nothing but S. 5.
5. -Four large bottles completely cured him,
and lett his throat as beautifully healed as |
could desire.
Since then have used 5. 5. 5. in numerous
cases in my practice, and have never failed
TO make safe, perfect and permanent cure,
whereth.r patian have followed your direc
lions IA thtuly.
Ii is because Of these remarkable cures that
have made IN my own practice with s. ). ;.
that cheertuly send you this testimony of
Swift SPECIFICS sure success In all such cases.
Those who know the almost inevitable, per-
nanently dangerous effects of mercury will
welcome your discovery of S. S. :. as a boom
to humanity. The medical profession, al
ways wary Of proprietary medicines, is COM
inv slowly, and in some cases secretly. TO the
use of S. 5. 5 in cases of blood disorder, Of
course medicine nat cures poisoning in its
worst form must purify the blood of every
disorder. Yours respectfully,
j. n. CHENEY, NJ. d.
Treatise on.Blood and Skin Diseases mailed
free.
THE SwIFTISPECIFIC Co., Drawer 8. Atlanta,
Ga. 43,wl3t, Satl3t
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-06-10
Freight Classification on the Central Yer
mont.

The Central Vermont railroad continue
to use their old classification on outgoing
freight from Burlington, while nearly
every other road in the country has adopt
ed either the New England" or the "ofii-
cial' classification.
:. This compels the business men of Bur
llngton to compete against very low rates
from Boston and New York with the
high local rates of the Central Vermont
railroad, made doubly excessive by their
clasSlflcatlon, which. in most cases, places
goods two or three classes higher than the
new classifications.
, The present rates of freight to points on
the Ogdensburg and Lake Champlain rail
road NOW controlled by the Central Yer
mont are as high and in some cases higher
from Burlington than from New York.
ms does not look right. Would 1t not
OF the Board of Trade to request the mana
gers OF the Central Vermont railroad to
appoint time at which they would meet
the Board of Trade of Burlington to dis
cuss and, If possible, adjust this matter.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-06-10
PERSONAL.

Mrs. Phelps, the wife of our minister to
England, was cassed with two duchesses
as 1.-The best dressed women" at the recent
Queens drawing room.
Minister Phelps once said that if heaven
was more beautiful than Vermont in June
there was great waste somewhere. New
ertheless, Mrs. Julia c. h. Dorr is going
to see what beauty there is elsewhere and
will sail from Boston on the Cephalonia
next Thursday, to spend the summer
mainly in England, Scotland and the
Hebrldes. -Rutldnd Herald.
Capt II. C. Parsons of Natural Bridge,
Va, president Of the Ohio and Northwest
ern railroad, formerly of st. Adams, has
been selected by the editor of the Century
to write the forthcoming article on Farms
worth's great cavalry charge at Gettys-
burg. Capt. Parsons commanded squad
ron of the First Vermont cavalry and was
badly wounded in the charge.
Lieut.. A. S. Cummins, 4th L. S. artil-
lery, much to the regret of his friends in
Boston and at Fort Warren, will leave
there early IN July for duty at the Uni
versity of Vermont, Burlington, Vt
Army and Macy Journal.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-06-10
A Heavy Capture of Fish Nets.

Last spring the Eagle Rod and Gun
club of Fair Haven had Charles H. 10
trace, an officer of the Whitehall Fish and
Game Protective association, appointed
fish warden, so that he has the jurisdc
ton of Vermont as we'll as New York. A
few days since Mr.. Lotrace made trip to
the Narrows and captured II nets. Nine
of them were on the Vermont side in the
town of Addison. He took them to the
town clerk, who gave him an order on the
State treasurer for 800 after which the
nets were destroyed Since then he made
visit to the town of Benson and cap
tured four nets.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-06-10

from the New York Cronbio

lFrom the New York Graphic1
One of the largest deals of cattle made
recently has just been closed by DR.. G. III.
Elliott of Denver. Dr. Elliott is curious
character and his type can only be found
In the far West. He was born and edu-
Gated In Vermont, so that he combines
the shrewdness and thrift of a Yankee
with Western dash. When he came here
nearly year ago, he was clad in the garb
OF cowboy and put up at the St James
hotel. His polished manner was so much
at variance with his attire that he attract
ed great attention, and he soon had very
large acquaintance about town. Probably
no stranger ever came to New York and
MADE so many acquaintance in so short
a time. Instead of going TO Wall street to
dispose OF all his stock he lounged about
the public places up town. He became ac-
quainted by the merest accident one night
in one of these places with Mesteyer, the
actor, and sold him S2S, 900 worth of stock
In his company. In this "unbusinesslke"
way alone he disposed Of several hundred
thousand dollars worth of stock. Now he
has just consolidated two other cattle
companies with his own and has returned
home to Denver to enjoy the fruits OF his
labor
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-06-10
A New High Explosive Shell.

A short time since Lang, Goodhue & Co.
received an order from the government to
make five of B. g. Stevens's shells to con-
tain high explosive material to be fired
from seven inch rified gun with gun
powder charge Mr.. Stevens was sent for
and the test was made Thursday at the
Sandy Hook approving ground. Four of
the shells were fired from 10 ton wrought
iron gun into target of wrought iron IA
inches thick. The shells all left the gun
and hit the target before exploding giving
perfect satisfaction. Mr.. Stevens says
the officers told him that his was the first
high explosive shell fired by gun powder
that had been tried that had not exploded
gun.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-06-10
The Weather for Nav.

The following is the summary of the
local weather record for last month, fur.
nished by w, b. Gates, observer for the
United States signal service: Mean TEN.
perature, $3.50; maximum tempera.
ture, 81 on the 22nd minimum tenn.
ture, 3S' on the LIST; range of temperature,
49,; prevailing wind, north: total rain
1al!, zoo inches; number of days on which
O.Ol inch or more rain fell, I; an aurora
was noticed during the evening of the LIST
and thunder storms occurred on the 25th'
2oth and 9TH. The month was unusually
warm and dry, the average temperatnre
for the past four years being 57.4' or !. 5
lower and the average precipitation for
the same period being 2 80 inches. Fair
skies characterized the weather, the be-
riod being divided into 90 clear, ! fair and
cloudy days.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-06-10

While the medical profession has made great
progress Wltnin the century, 1t is an acknOwl.
edged fact that progress has not been as great
as That made in other sciences. This is un.
doubtedly due to that inhibation the profess.
ion has ai hio on itself, and known as "profes
sional ethics" There ought to be but
one school OF medicine, and they should
embrace every known medicine and
treatment. That such is not the case
is seen in the existence of the sllopath-
ic, homeopathic, and the eclectic schools
Ihese dlherences are due TO the pro.
fessional ethics which prohibit one
sGnool from following the practice of another
professional ethics" is akin to caste in the
, eastern countries. deadly enemy to pro.
gress
Occasionally, however, physician is found
VINO rises above the seltshness of profession.
al ethics, and comes out fiat-footed for the
people and the proprietary medicine that will
cure sufferers without the help of a doctor
An example OF such man, is DR.. j, n. Chen
ey, o: Ellaville, Schley County, Ga He and
his partner have 10y all odds. the largest prac.
tlce in the county. So high does Dr. Cheney
stand in the estimation OF his fellow country.
men, that he has been elected Clerk of tn
superior Court for nine consecutive times
and he holds that office to-day. That he is a
man worthy or confidence, the public is au.
thorized to seek knowledge of his character
from any prominent public man in Georoin
from Governor Gordon down This otfer is
made without consulting any one of the
officials suggested.
Here is DR.. Cheney's own letter, which for
manly frankness. cearness of expression. and
Tor knowledge OF his subject, must comma nd
the respect OF all:
ELLAvILLE. Schley County, Ga,
March 2lst. 1887.
Swift Specific Co., Atlanta, Ga.-My Dear
Sirs: For some time, have been contem-
plating a letter TO you. Do you know that
your ;. ;. :. medicine has rcvolutioniZed the
ola 'ch. oil practice of medicine. OF which
am bold to say am II faithful disciple. For
centuries, 1t ha- been held that the only sure
treatment or that most dreadful scourge of a
the ills Of human flesh, contagious bleod
poison, was mercury. The danger of this
treatment is known to all. Aware OF this dam
ger, the profession has been Tor centuries
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-06-10
TOUCHING BURIAL SERVICES.
The Funeral of Mrs. w. II. Dubois at West
Kandolph-A Sincere Tribute

ahe runerai OF MRS. w. III. DUBOIS at West
Randolph-A Sincere Tribute.
The funeral services of Mrs. w. II. Du.
Bois were held at her late bone in West
Randolph Friday afternoon and were
largely attended by sorrowing friends
from all parts of the State. Among those
present from other towns were Gov. and
Mrs Ormsbee of Brandon, Lieut. Gov.
and Mrs. Fuller of Brattleboro, Secretary
of State and Mrs. G. w. Porter of Mont
pelier, Auditor and Mrs. f.. II. Powell of
Rchford, Hon. and Mrs. Charles Dewey
of Montpelier, Hon. and Mrs. George
Nichols of Northtield General Manager
Hobart of the Central Vermont and Mrs.
Hobart of st. Adams, Col. and Mrs. j. j.
Estey of 3rattleboro, Gen. T. S. Peck of
Burlington, Gen. W. H. Gilmore of Fair
lee, Mrs EX-Gov Pingree of Hartford,
Hon. Guy G. Noble and Mrs. A. G. Stone
graves of st. Adams and many others
The services which were very touching
and impressive, were conducted by Rev.
j. A. Pierce and Rev. V. NJ. Hardy both
of West Randolph and beautiful singing
was furnished by the choir. AT the conclu-
sion of the services at the house the casket
was borne to the cemetery short dis
lance from the residence by the bearers
Messrs. A. b Cushman, A. A. Smith, A.
h. Kendrick, j. ID. Dennison, j. II. Moul-
ton, and +, o. Hibbard. The remains
were Inferred in the Du Boisfamily lot
and at the grave touching services includ-
ing singing were held. The sincerest
sorrow was manifested by all present testi-
Tying to the general love and esteem for the
dear departed one.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-06-10
THE AMERICAN CANOE ASSOCIATION
Their Coming Visit to Lake mpiain A
Grand Time Anticipated.

| Grand Time Anticipated.
Arrangements have been completed for
the annual meet of the American Canoe
Association at Bow and Arrow point. The
date fixed Is Aug. 18th to 25th, inclusive,
and the American Canoe association have
exclusive control of the entire point for
that period. Mr.. II. W. Gibson of Albany,
an enthusiastic canoeist. and chairman of
the committee on locating the camp found
all the requirements of the association
answered in Bow and Arrow point,-dry
grassy ground plenty of shade trees,
clean shores, an inclined plane, rising to
a good elevation above the lake. and
charming spot for the Ladies' Camp"
with fine gravelly beach, green lawn
with cedars, at the northwest portion of
the. point. The steamer Maquam Will
make landings daily at the point. where a
wharf will be erected, and Capt. Hawley
of the Maquam has promised to afford
every. facility in his power to make the
occasion agreeable to all parties concern
ed. 1t Is understood that there is no
foundation for therumor to the effect that
the American Canoe ASSOCIATION were ne
gotiating for the purchase of Bow and
Arrow. point, and that they have no inten-
ton of making any purchase of camp
site at present, it being their policy to
choose different locations from time to
time for these annual meets.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-06-10
BASE BALL INTERESTS.
Probability that a Nine will be Organized
In Burlington.

About 80 of those interested in the or
ganization of base ball club in this city
met at the Van Ness House last Friday
The meeting organized by the election OF
Hon. Henry Ballard as chairman and H
w. Bell as secretary, Col. L. "A. Wood
bury in the course of a few remarks said
that he had investigated the cost of or
ganizing and supporting credit
able club, and he thought $1,000,
which, taken with the gate receipts.
would be sum amply sufficient to err.
sure its success. 1t would cost, probably.
from $3.50 to 5000 per month to support
the team. A subscription form was then
presented and upon motion of Hon. w. L..
Burnap 1t was adopted 1t provides that
the sums subscribed shall be paid to who
ever the subscribers may designate, each
subscription of $40 emitting the subscriber
to an admission to the grounds, and one
additional admission for each $40 sub
scribed. The surplus, if any, is to be re-
turned to the subscribers at the end of
the season. Col. Woodbury. who has
expense, made a liberal proposition
for the use of the grounds. The
proposition was that the admission
fee should be 25 cents, admission to the
grand stand 10 cents, he to receive 10 per
cent OF the gross receipts, and at the end
OF the season whatever sum in addition,
not to exceed 10 per cent of the gross re-
cepts, as the subscribersimay agree, pro-
viiing there is surplus.
committee consisting of l.. g. Burn
ham, w. f.. Hall and G. +. Miner were
appointed to solicit subscriptions and re.
port at the next meeting.
committee was also appointed consist
ing or II. ii. johnson, Guy +. Robinson
and II. Il. Knott to correspond with play
ers, ETC., relative to the getting together
of q team.
An Organization Effected Saturday Even.
ing-The List of Officers.
The subscribers to the fund for the SUD.
port Of base ball club met at the Van
Ness House Saturday evening. In behalf
of the soliciting committee Mr.. l.. G..
Burnham reported that over $1,000 had
been raised, and 1t was then determined
to form permanent organization. Col.
U. A. Woodbury. introduced resolution
which was adopted, naming the officers to
be elected and upon his motion also the
chairman appointed nominating COM
mittee OF three, consisting of U. A. Wood.
bury, G. E. Miner and F. C. Harrington.
After retiring for consultation the com
mittee reported the following list of Off
GERS who were elected:
President-Hon. 10 d. Hatch.
Vice President-W. E. Hall.
Secretary-H. w. Bell.
Treasurer--F. H. Fisher.
Executive Committed. G. Burnham,
L. e. Grant, E. f. Knott, NJ. c. Berry, f.
F. Henderson.
The executive committee are all live
men, who are interested in making the
club success, which can only be done by
gettlng together club that can "play
ball" Numerous applications for posi-
tions have been received, but it will be
the policy OF the management to act eau
tiously, and take none but the best of
those at their disposal
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-06-10
NORTHERN NEW YORK.
Mysterious Death at Ma1one-A Man
Body Found in Sewer.

Mysterious Death at Malone-A Mans
Body Found in IA Sewer.
At about O'Clock Saturday afternoon
the body of man was found In sewer
on one of the side streets in the village of
Malone, and at last accounts nothing
could be learned as to his name, business
or place of residence He was seen on
the streets three or four days ago, by a
lew people, who now recognize him but
they can tell nothing further about him.
He was fairly dressed, we'll to do looking
show any signs Of violence. The coroner
has the body in custody. and will hold an
inquest. Meantime the body is secured
from the public gaze. A hard rainstorm
prevailed all day Friday and it is thought
that had the body been in the position
where found at any time prior to Satur-
day morning, the clothing would have
been wet and muddy. But all appeared
10 pc dry, and the opinion seems to pre-
vail that the man cannot have been dead
more than IL or 10 hours. But
now he met his fate is at present beyond
Miner Fish, who runs McDowells saw
MILL had the thumb of his left hand cut off
by the saw Friday morning, making Il
very painful wound. DR.. Briggs attended
him ....A base ball game was played
Saturday afternoon at Rouses Point be-
tween the Gordons of Montreal and
Beverwycks of the Point for purse OF $50
The teachers institute held here
last week was very well attended, there
being 30 names on the register. The eXer-
cises were in charge of Commissioner Her.
bert Goodspeed, assisted by Commissioner
S. s. Taylor of the south district Prof Her.
ry r. Sanford was conductor, assisted by
Prof. G. Il. Barnes of Sanquoit, Hon. A. S.
DRAPER, State SuDerintendpnt of Duhlic
instruction, attended and spoke upon
school laws and school system. Pro
fessor: f. H. Cook, principal of the Pots
dam Normal school, spoke upon school
management. There was singing by the
Champlain Choral club, and male quar-
tette, also by Miss Richards of ROuses
Point. The institute closed Friday after
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-06-10
NORWICH UNIVERSITY VS.. U. v. NJ.
Saturdays Game at Mortified Won b,
the Former Oh to G.

saturdays Game at Northfield Won by
the Former 23 to @.
The L. V. NJ. nine went to Mortified
Saturday TO play the return game in the
series with the Norwich university team
in the contest for the collegiate cham
pionship of the State. They marched
down to the depot in the morning with
flying colors, but when they returned.
beaten by a score of 90 to 6, they came up
the hill one at time and were seen no
more that night. The Northfield team
is good one and shows the effects of
constant practice, averaging fully two
hours work upon the field every pleasant
day. The grounds are very rough,
and this, perhaps, aided in making the de,
feat such Waterloo. The only reason
why the University boys do not play bet
ter is that they do not practice. They
have the material which if cultivated
would result in just as good nine as other
colleges possess. The features of the
game, if there were any, were the hard
hitting and the base running of the home
team, eXcelling the visitors at every point.
The boys were treated in very gentle
manly manner and the umpire was i'm
partial in his decisions. Following is the
score;
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-06-10
THE ANDERSON WILL BROKEN.
Mrs. Watson Secures Verdict LIN he
Favor-Her Interest in the Estate.

Mrs. Watson Secures a Verdict LIN her
Favor-Her Interest In the Estate.
NEW YORK, June 4.-The great Ander-
son will contest, which has occupied the
attention Of Judge Lawrence and a jury
in the Supreme Court for about three
weeks, was ended this morning by the
jury bringing in verdict for the plaintiff,
Mary Maud Watson, wife of Alfred f.
Watson Of Hartford, Vt. The verdict
virtually invalidates the will Of the old
millionaire and affects the title to the 3d.
600, 900 of property which he left indirectly.
Directly 1t affects the title Of Phyffe &
Campbell in the Plaza Hotel, Fifty.ninth
street and Fifth avenue, awarding to the
plaintiff her one-flfth interest in that prop
erty valued at about 81 SOC, 900 as next OF
kin and heir-at-law Of John Anderson.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-06-10
The Firemen's Tournament at Platts
burgh.

The programme for the firemen's tour
nament to take place at Plattsburgh, July
has been prepared. The prizes will be
as follows; Hose race, $3.50 to first, $3.50 to
second and $50 to third drill, $3.50 to first
and $50 to second foot race, $50 The
following companies have thus far enter
ed for prizes Maple City Hose, Ogdens-
burg, Reynolds Hose Rutland Barnes
Hose, Burlington Boxer Hose, Burling-
ton Allan Hose, Fair Haven Bronson
Hose, Amsterdam. N. Y. j. ID. Campbell
Hose, Schenectady, n. Y. j. R. Durkee
Hose, Fort Edward, n. Y. Wait Hose.
Sandy Hill, n. Y. Beside these many
Others have signified their intention OF
participating. The home companies will
not compete for prizes.